Table 2 Birth preparedness and health seeking behaviors at Sodo town in Wolaita zone, 2017
Variables (n = 233) | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Made a plan for deliver | Yes | 214 (91.8) |
No | 19 (8.2) | |
Place of previous delivery | Health facility | 223 (95.7) |
Home | 10 (4.3) | |
Reason for home delivery(n = 10) | Far distance from health facility | 4 (1.7) |
No transportation | 3 (1.3) | |
Cost too much | 2 (0.9) | |
Delay to seek care | 1 (0.4) | |
Delivery assisted by | Midwife or Nurse | 119 (51.1) |
Doctor | 100 (42.9) | |
HEW | 7 (3) | |
Others | 7 (3) | |
Experienced problem during pregnancy | Yes | 21 (9) |
No | 212 (91) | |
Problems experienced | Bleedings | 13 (5.6) |
Loss of consciousness | 3 (1.3) | |
Severe headache | 2 (0.9) | |
Other | 5 (2.1) | |
Seek health care during problem and complications | Yes | 16 (6.9) |
No | 5 (2.1) |